Sony LIV vs STARZ
Sony LIV
SONY PICTURES NETWORKS INDIA PVT LTD
App Store
$2.6K/mo
~$31.6K/yr · 37K installs
VS
STARZ
Starz Entertainment, LLC
App Store
$1.70M/mo
~$20.39M/yr · 49.7M installs
Revenue winner
STARZ wins
+64399% vs other
Installs winner
STARZ wins
+135983% vs other
MAU winner
STARZ wins
+106718% vs other
Rating winner
STARZ wins
+14% vs other
Why STARZ is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- STARZ earns roughly 645× more per month than Sony LIV - $1.70M vs $2.6K.
- Premium pricing. STARZ charges $11.99/mo vs Sony LIV's $7.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. STARZ has ~49.7M lifetime installs vs Sony LIV's ~37K - 1360.8× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. STARZ runs 7 IAP tiers vs 1 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Sony LIV
vs
STARZ
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.6K
▶
$1.70M
Annual revenue (est.)
$31.6K
▶
$20.39M
Lifetime installs (est.)
37K
▶
49.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
10K
▶
10.9M
App Store rating
4.21★
▶
4.81★
Total ratings
731
▶
332K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#91
Cheapest monthly sub
$7.99
▶
$11.99
IAP tiers detected
1 tiers
▶
7 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 27, 2012
- Last updated
- Jun 14, 2026
- File size
- 213.1 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 8.9.4
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 1, 2012
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- File size
- 50.0 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 8.17.1
- Languages
- English, Portuguese, Spanish
Sony LIV trajectory
STARZ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Sony LIV or STARZ? v
STARZ earns about $1.70M per month, while Sony LIV earns about $2.6K. That is a 645.0× revenue gap (~$1.70M more per month for STARZ). Annual revenue: Sony LIV ≈ $31.6K/year, STARZ ≈ $20.39M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Sony LIV or STARZ? v
STARZ leads with about 49.7M estimated downloads vs 37K for Sony LIV - a 1360.8× gap. Sony LIV's App Store downloads are estimated from 731 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. STARZ's App Store downloads are estimated from 332K ratings.
Are Sony LIV and STARZ in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Entertainment category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Sony LIV and STARZ offer? v
Sony LIV: IAP range 1 tiers detected. STARZ: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Sony LIV runs a "Subscription (~$7.99/mo)" monetization model; STARZ runs "Subscription (~$5.83/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #91". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Sony LIV or STARZ? v
STARZ edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Sony LIV 731 ratings, STARZ 332K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Sony LIV vs STARZ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.6K for Sony LIV and $1.70M for STARZ are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Entertainment) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Sony LIV or STARZ to a different App Store app? v
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